Melanie Brill

Position:
Back
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Oley, Pa.
High School:
Oley Valley

Majoring in international studies ... Named to the 2009-10 USA Field Hockey Developmental Team ... Her younger sister Teryn is a sophomore on the UNC team ... Coaches in the USFHA Futures program

2008: As a junior, started all 20 games at back ... Named to the All-South Region second team ... Scored five goals, including a penalty stroke in the game against Radford ... Also scored on a penalty corner in that game ... Other goals came against Wake Forest (9/5), Old Dominion (9/19) and Michigan State ... Added an assist to her goal against Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament first round ... Totaled four assists on the season to finish with 14 points, fifth on the team ... Made a defensive save in the 1-0 win over James Madison

2007:As a sophomore, started all 24 games in the backfield ... Scored four goals, against Iowa, Villanova, Appalachian State and William & Mary ... The Iowa goal, in a 5-2 win at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Aug. 26, was the first of her career ... Added one assist, against West Chester

2006: As a redshirt freshman, appeared in 16 games ... Had one defensive save, in the Sept. 17 game against Virginia

2005: Did not see action and will count the year as a redshirt season

At Oley Valley High School in Oley, Pa.: All-state and Berks County Player of the Year and as a senior ... Second-team all-state as a junior ... Her team won four county championships and reached the state semifinals three times ... Also a member of the basketball and track teams

National/International: Named to the 2009-10 USA Field Hockey Developmental Team following the USFHA National Championships, where she played for the South Region team for the second year ... Was the leading scorer at the '08 National Championships, with four goals for the South Region team ... Played for the winning Under-19 team, West Chester, at the USA Field Hockey Futures National Championship in 2005 ... Attended Olympic Development Select Team trials in 2005 Personal: Born Aug. 21, 1987, in Reading, Pa. ... Daughter of Lynn and Timothy Brill ... Has three siblings: Alison (24), Teryn (20) and Timothy (14) ... Her father played baseball at St. Joseph's and in the minor leagues

More on Brill: Favorite pastimes are reading, being outside, playing air guitar and photography ... Favorite flower is a calla lily ... Fun fact is that she can touch her nose with her tongue and wiggle her ears at the same time ... Pet peeve is people who drive in the left lane without passing anybody ... After graduation, plans to travel, play field hockey in Europe or join the Peace Corps ... Dream job is to be First Lady or a photographer for National Geographic ... Little-known talents are front handsprings and walking on her hands ... Dream vacation is a never-ending tour of the world ... Favorite sport to play other than field hockey is ping-pong ... Athlete she admires most is former UNC teammate Rachel Dawson